Typhlodaphne purissima
Species of gastropod
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Typhlodaphne purissima is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]
| Typhlodaphne purissima | |
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| Original drawing of a shell with protoconch and operculum of Typhlodaphne purissima | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Borsoniidae |
| Genus: | Typhlodaphne |
| Species: | T. purissima |
| Binomial name | |
| Typhlodaphne purissima (Strebel, 1908) | |
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Description
The shell grows to a length of 27 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Argentina, Tierra del Fuego and South Georgia Islands at depths between 94 m and 160 m.